Where does “dole” come from?
dole (Middle English) comes from Old French doel, from Latin dolus, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dole (Middle English): grief, sorrow
Definitions
- grief, sorrow
Ancestry of “dole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | doel | pain; suffering; anguish |
| 2 | Latin | dolus | trickery, deception, deceit, guile; evil intent;... |
| 3 | Latin | dolor | pain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |